If you’re looking for something to do on a Sunday in San Diego, you may want to check out the Hillcrest Farmers Market, San Diego’s largest. There are dozens of vendors who offer fresh produce; bakery items; specialty and pre-packaged foods; prepared foods; arts and crafts; and beverages. (Use the link to see which vendors… Read More Hillcrest Farmers Market
I was curious about getting to the San Diego County Fair using the Fair Tripper package where you get admission to the fair and roundtrip transportation all in one price. It could save you the hassle of fighting the traffic on I-5 and the cost of parking (from $10 in the Horsepark to $55 for… Read More San Diego County Fair by Coaster Train
Okay. I’ll give you that this one is waaay beyond San Diego, but if you’re a Padres fan, you may want to consider checking out a Padres spring training game at the Peoria Sports Complex outside of Phoenix, Arizona. I went to the Padres’ first spring training game on Friday where they took on the… Read More Padres Spring Training
The Heritage of the Americas Museum is a small facility on the campus of Cuyamaca College that highlights the natural and human history of the Americas. For such a small facility, it houses an impressive collection of artifacts from Alaska to Peru, and places in between. It also has some additional items from China. The… Read More Heritage of the Americas Museum
Located in Rancho San Diego on the Cuyamaca College campus is the Water Conservation Garden. As its name implies, the mission of the garden is “to educate and inspire through excellent exhibits and programs that promote water conservation and the sustainable use of related natural resources.” The garden is larger than you expect as you… Read More The Water Conservation Garden
Sometimes, you just have to escape your local surroundings, and that’s what happened yesterday when I drove up to Temecula to just wander around Old Town Front Street for a bit. As I was getting ready to leave, I remembered that I had heard about a restaurant called The Hat that was known for its… Read More The Hat | World Famous Pastrami
New York City had Frederick Law Olmstead, considered to be the father of landscape architecture, to design Central Park, and San Diego had Kate O. Sessions. Kate Sessions (1857-1940) is known as the “Mother of Balboa Park” because of her work as a botanist, horticulturist, and landscape architect. In 1892, she leased 30 acres in… Read More Kate Sessions Memorial Park
About an hour east of San Diego on the outskirts of Pine Valley is the Horse of the Sun Ranch, operated by the Armed Services YMCA San Diego. The ranch provides a variety of equestrian and other opportunities to military service members and their families, but also opens its programs to the public as well.… Read More Horse of the Sun Ranch
At the new(er) Portside Pier complex that replaced the iconic Anthony’s Fish Grotto on the Embarcadero is Ketch Grill & Taps. It’s a casual restaurant on the second level with great views of the harbor and, from what I could tell, all of the seating is outdoors under umbrellas or canopies. There’s a small bar… Read More Ketch Grill & Taps
To call this a farmer’s market is a bit of a misnomer. It’s more of an international food fair. There are dozens of vendors selling prepared foods from around the globe—Japan, Philippines, Egypt, Argentina, Greece, Mexico, Peru, and more. Other vendors sell their crafts and art, and there are a small number of vendors selling… Read More Otay Ranch Farmer’s Market
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